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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1922

1,968 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 99

Wool Sales. American Demand a Feature

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1922 · page 2

At the last sales of the series of wool sales in Sydney on Wednesday, 5757 bales were offered and 5277 sold, Private sales totalled 1665 bales…

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Communism. Mr. Ley Sees Danger. "Wolves in Sheep's Clothing."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1922 · page 2

"There are men who, like wolves in sheep's clothing, have come amongst us, who call themselves Communists. They own no religion and no country…

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Against Butter Pooling

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 4

At a meeting of the Lismore branch of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. R. w. Simes, president of the branch, and a director of the North…

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Wool Tops Case. to Occupy Some Weeks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 5

In the High Court of Australia, Mr. Justice Isaacs continued the hearing of the case Commonwealth and the Central Wool Committee v. the Colonial…

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Denman Dairy Coy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 2

Early this week a party of directors of the Denman Co-operative Butter Company, Limited, commenced a tour of the North Coast, where they…

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Dairying. Maize Husks for Cows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 6

Although maize husks cannot be seriously considered as a butter-producing fodder, they may nevertheless fill a useful place in dairying economy…

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Canadian Tariff. Farmers Disappointed. Vancouver, May 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 5

A message from Ottawa states that the Farmers' Party is disappointed in the budget as implements are not admitted free of duty…

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Dairy Stock Judges

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 4

At a recent meeting of the Kiama Agricultural Society, Mr. George Grey, president of the Illawarra Milking Shorthorn Association, brought forward the…

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Sam Horne "The Live Wire" Auctioneer and Commission Agent. to Poultry Farmers and Others Interested

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 5

The most up-to-date Poultry Yard in the whole district covering 3 full size allotments on commending coiner position and including a Superior Cottage…

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Pastoral. Silage and Sheep. Ensilage Spells Security

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 7

No stock-raiser can on occasion use silage to more useful purpose than the sheepowner. According to extensive and…

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PASTORAL. Silage and Sheep. Pastoralists Learning That Ensilage Spells Security

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 8

No stock-raiser can on occasion use silage to more useful purpose than the sheepowner. According to extensive and systematic…

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Dairy Industry. Butter Fat Content

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 16

At the conference of butter and cheese factory managers and secretaries in Melbourne, it was decided to take immediate steps to have the regulations…

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Butter Pool. Decision of Tasmanian Dairymen. Hobart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 5

Butter producers of Tasmania have decided to form a pool for the marketing of their products. They were encouraged to do this by the…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 8

At the last sales of the series of wool sales in Sydney on Wednesday 5757 bales were offered and 5277 sold. Private sales totalled 1665 bales…

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Pastoral Industry. Rate for Shearers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 11

The final award for the pastoral in dustry, announced by Mr. Justice Powers in the Federal Arbitration Court provides for a rate for shearers of 35/…

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Pastoral Industry. Trouble Anticipated Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 14

Men engaged in the pastoral industry to-day expressed the opinion that there was a likelihood of the Board of Trade reducing their wages…

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Pastoral Industry. Shearing Hold-up Likely

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 16

From advices received at the Melbourne office of the Australian Workers' Union, it appears as if a general hold-up of the shearing industry is…

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Butter Grading. Clash of Authority

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 11

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. R. T. Ball) has returned to Sydney from Melbourne, where he had been attended a conference called by the Minister…

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Australian Wheat. London, May 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 12

A N.S.W. wheat cargo of 5872 tons, by the Toromoo, was sold at 58/, while Victorian cargoes of 5400 tons by the Dumiries and 5750 tons by the Faxen,…

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Wheat Pool. Voluntary System Favoured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 14

Sir George Fuller, State Premier, announced that the Government favoured the voluntary as against the compulsory wheat pooling system…

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